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Dozens Reported Dead in Nicaragua Over Holy Week

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MEXICO (Sputnik) - At least 46 people were killed in Nicaragua during the Holy Week, the national police of the small Central American country said Sunday.

According to the police, nine people were murdered, 15 were killed in road accidents and 22 more people drowned while resting on the country's beaches.

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